Gas House Kids Go West is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. A sequel to the 1946 film Gas House Kids, which had starred former Dead End Kids leader Billy Halop, this new film emphasized comedy and recast the gang with Our Gang alumni Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Tommy Bond, East Side Kids alumnus Benny Bartlett, and juvenile actors Rudy Wissler and Ray Dolciame.
Plot
The Gas House Kids of New York travel west to California after winning a basketball competition. The boys cash in their train tickets and decide to buy a used car instead, donating the money saved to charity. At a used-car lot, the shady dealer gives them a stolen car, too hot for New York, to drive cross-country to his contact in California. After depositing the car, the boys stay at a ranch manned by a gang of crooks.
Soundtrack
Alfalfa croons "West of the Pecos".
Cast
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Benny Bartlett as Orvie
Rudy Wissler as Scat
Tommy Bond as Chimp
Ray Dolciame as Corky
Vince Barnett as Steve
Emory Parnell as Police Sergeant Casey
Chili Williams as Nan Crowley
William Wright as Jim Kingsley
Lela Bliss as Mrs. Crowley
Ronn Marvin as Pulaski
Art Miles as Sheriff
Syd Saylor as Motorcycle Cop
Jay Silverheels as Kingsley's Henchman
Delmar Watson as Young Boy
References
Bibliography
Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.